Spotify Now Available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia

By Sharon Buan

Spotify is gearing up to reach more people who like to listen to music on the go.

The music streaming service is expanding into eight new markets from the current 20 world-wide, to places including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in Asia.

The Anglo-Swedish company, which predominantly operates in western countries including the U.S., Germany and the U.K., is also setting up shop in Mexico, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Iceland.

Spotify offers users an array of streaming options, including free content for a limited number of hours a month that is backed by advertising. It also charges users to access content that comes without adverts from a smartphone or tablet. Digits has more.